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Initial Planning
The successful repatriation of the displaced Pikinians
from Kili Island to their former atoll should be soundly
grounded in a well-planned program to consider all facets for
the well-being and safety of the people should Bikini be
declared safe for permanent habitation.
Initially, master-
planning of the return of these people is paramount.
master plan should,
sites,
with the inclusion of planning for village
community facilities,
sistence crop sites,
The
roadways, coconut groves and sub-
delineate the method and resources for
complete rehabilitation of the atoll.
The planning should
include the voice of the Bikini leaders to lend suggestions and
ideas for final approvai and clarification.
Since some changes have occurred in the topography and
vegetation of the islands, boundaries of wetos (landholdings)
must be clearly redefined to the satisfaction of all the people
Anvolved.
Cadestrals, cocor.ut palms, tirose (Pseuderanthemum)
which are frequently used to mark boundaries, have been completely obliterated by the nuclear explosions and these must be
re-installed before any sort of rehabilitation can begin.
While it is too soon to say when the atoll will become
safe for human habitation,
steps should be taken to reclaim the
lands that are now subjected to growth of wild
vegetation and
replant them with agricultural crops in order that the returning
people will be able to subsist and earn a livelinood from the